1920 Democratic National Convention
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The 1920 Democratic National Convention was held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California from June 28 - July 6, 1920. It resulted in the nomination of Governor James Cox of Ohio for President and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt of New York for Vice-President.
Former Secretary of State and three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan again vied for the Democratic nomination, but was unable to attain the three-fourths majority needed. The convention also considered and ultimately rejected both Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo and Attorney General Mitchell Palmer. On the forty-fourth ballot, Governor James Cox of Ohio was nominated for the Presidency.
The platform adopted by the convention supported both the League of Nations and women's suffrage.
[edit] See also
- 1920 Republican National Convention
- United States presidential election, 1920
- Democratic National Convention
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| Preceded by 1916 |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1924 |
